I start off with this empty apple juice bottle which has a really cool leaf design on the top.
by Dezinefun
How to Stain Glass Bottles
This is a pottery barn hack for the blue Cobalt stained glass vases. The pottery barn version is $129! But this vase cost me less than $2.00 because I used an apple juice bottle I already had. This stained glass method can also be done with Mason jars or any vase or jar of your choice.
To make the stain lighter, just add a little water to the mod podge before mixing.
I'm going to start with a small bottle of modpodge is a high gloss.
And I choose my color for the glass by choosing some blue food coloring.
I mix in about 40-60 drops of blue food coloring into the mod podge to create a deep blue color for my glass. The more I add, the darker the glass will be.
I mix those two together until I get the color I want.
Then, I pour the entire bottle of mod dodge into the bottle .
I then start swirling the modpodge around until the entire inside of the bottle is covered.
I wipe off any excess that was on the outside and on the rim of the bottle.
I put the bottle into the oven at 200 degrees for 1 hour.
I love the deep blue look of the glass and it only cost me $2!
See the video for more details on how to stain glass.
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April J'Callahan Marshallon Aug 7, 2019Thank you, thank you! I have been trying to find a way to color/stain glass wine bottles for a wall of bottles I am doing and this is just the trick!! Do you know if these are waterproof?
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Angie Sollmanon Sep 3, 2019Yes, I’ve been searching for a way to color my own canning jars for DIY solar lanterns ( they want a small fortune to buy them colored )!! I heard Modge lodge w/ RIT dye/ but didn’t mention baking it & I had blue hands when I was done messing with them!! Lol thanks for the tip !!!
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What is mod podge please? I l ive in UK.
Mod Podge is a product you can buy similar to watered down Elmer's Glue. It is also used to make canvass like pictures. You take a board and cover with mod podge (using a brush or sponge) then place a picture on top and cover with more mod podge. You can use paper napkins too. I used Rit dye to color mod podge and covered a clear glass pendant lamp shade. If you can't find the perfect dye color, food coloring is perfect because you can get just the right shade. Have fun!
Mod Podge is very expensive (thus I don't get $2 for the project), so will something else work? Is the ModPodge color permanent? I do really like the idea and want to try it.
The 2 oz bottle of Modge Podge is $2 or less. I've seen it at Walmart and other places, once was at the grocery store of all places. I've found it at Dollar Tree several times for $1.
Does the type of ModPodge matter?